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There's a comic somewhere depicting the two views of nihilism. One frame is all dreary and dark with the caption "Nothing really matters" over a sad character.
by Kye 7y ago
There's a comic somewhere depicting the two views of nihilism.
One frame is all dreary and dark with the caption "Nothing really matters" over a sad character. The other is happy and upbeat with flowers and rainbows over the same, much happier character with the same caption.
It sounds like you lean more toward the latter and choose to make your own meaning rather than embrace one of the common sources of meaning.
That's how I try to see the world. I don't understand how people find meaning in traditional sources like religion, family, or work, so I set out to find my own. Nonjudgmentally, of course. I respect the classics even if I favor avant-garde purposecraft.
- pknopf 7y agoI'd love it if you could find that comic!
- Kye 7y agoI can't find it, but xkcd also had a take on it. https://xkcd.com/167/ https://xkcd.com/167/
- tim333 7y agoThere are a few like that on the web eg https://66.media.tumblr.com/f2cfd1111f36dc195ab9e6aefc239faa/tumblr_p4shg2RaSK1r25vsmo1_400.png https://66.media.tumblr.com/f2cfd1111f36dc195ab9e6aefc239faa... https://www.reddit.com/r/nihilism/comments/b22xg0/may_i_offer_you_a_glass_of_optimistic_nihilism/ https://www.reddit.com/r/nihilism/comments/b22xg0/may_i_offe...